Reach level 10 in classic mode

Achievement Guide for Levelord

Achievement won on 24 Feb 13TA Score for this game: 224
Posted on 24 February 13 at 15:50, Edited on 12 April 13 at 16:42

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Although I've played lots of similar games, I'm kinda new to Bejeweled, so I struggled with this one at first. Judging by the ratio, it seems easy and it might seem like I'm stating the obvious in my guide, but presumably if you're reading this you want tips, so here they are:

Getting through classic mode is all about avoiding Game Over. Game Over comes when you have no moves to play, so you need to protect yourself against this, i.e, always make sure you have a move to play. There are two ways to do this:

1). Match jewels near the top of the screen, not the bottom. Matching from the bottom is what I instinctively do normally as it can yield big combos but it also leaves the chance that you'll have no moves to play when everything settles. So, identify a move near the bottom of the screen and save it for emergencies, matching only jewels that are higher up.

2). If you see an opportunity to make a hyper cube (the multi-coloured cubes that wipe out every jewel of a chosen colour) take it, but don't use the cube. Again, save it for when there are no other moves to play. They carry across from level to level as do all "special" jewels, so you can stockpile them and very effectively protect yourself against game over.

There is no timer in this mode so you can take your time and employ these tips to full effect. I was thinking about these strategies while trying to sleep, and the first time I tried them out in the game, I got to level 10 without a problem and finished around level 15 when I got bored.

Good luck, and please, if you have an issue with this guide, leave a comment and I'll make amendments if necessary.

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